Snippet #2635616

Chiyo

"Of course I do." Chiyo answered the obviously rhetorical question. It wasn't that she misunderstood that it was one, just that she felt that Aolani could potentially do with some reassurance. It certainly wouldn't hurt at least. The truth in it made it easier to say than she would have thought, though perhaps the fact that she had always kind of figured Aolani knew how strongly she felt factored in as well.

There were some lingering doubts of course, but it was actually pretty easy to ignore them for once. This was, quite unarguably, a situation in which Chiyo knew what she was doing, and it made her feel uncharacteristically confident.

In direct contrast, Aolani seemed to be rather flustered. It was kind of adorable actually. It evoked an odd mixture of affection and amusement, and the purple-haired girl couldn't help but think how strangely well fiction and fact seemed to match up. Moe, it seemed, was an actual thing in the real world.

"Can I kiss you again, Chiyo?" This did manage to catch Chiyo off guard though, perhaps because she was lost in her thoughts. She blinked, slightly surprised, and blushed, feeling herself returning somewhat to her usual demeanor. "I-I"d really like to....y-you know. Kiss you....again. If, um, th-that's okay." For some reason, even as her blush deepened and she she found herself shyly averting her gaze, Chiyo smiled at the words. In answer, she nodded, returning her eyes to Aolani's face, leaning forward, and parting her lips slightly.